Good to see 99.9% getting some recognition here. The album that stood out to me this year is Anderson Paak - Malibu.

Future bass and trap seems to be really slow at gaining popularity here

Kanye West - My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy

Mura Masa - Soundtrack to a Death

What is the difference between the CCK and a regular lightning to 3.5mm cable?

Im using an E11 amp with an iPhone 6. Does it matter if I'm connecting the two via 3.5mm to 3.5mm OR lightning to 3.5mm?

Does the 6 and 6 Plus use the same DAC?

Is the iphone 6 DAC significantly better than the 5? Not sure if I should spend $700 on the 6 or $300 on the 5

So is the M21 better than M6 and M9? I wouldnt mind paying $21 for them

Im looking for cheap IEMs in the $20 range with decent bass and midrange. I will be listening to mostly hip-hop and electronic music but will occasionally play jazz. I heard MEElectronics makes good IEMs in that range but im not sure which model best suits my music preference.

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I dont think the RP5 would be ideal for ipod. The A5 has a aux output.   

+1 to Binary Star  

Yay sleep music  

Quote: Im glad somebody here is capable of giving opinions in an unbiased fashion    

Quote: You obviously missed my point   According to your logic, certain genres shouldnt even be considered music.

If you are on an even lower budget, I recommend the Dayton subs. They come in 8, 10, and 12 inches. Look them up at partsexpress.com. They have outputs needed for active speakers/monitors like the AV40.

Quote: I find that ironic considering you tend to judge his character and lifestyle more than you do his music here

Quote: Not even close... though he'd like to think it. Mainstream hip-hop is just lacking competition.     Quote: Let it go. He's so closed minded I don't even bother anymore.

ALAC > all lossy formats 192kbps AAC > 128kbps AAC AAC x kbps > MP3 x kbps

Quote: If your other headphones are skull crushers, Im not surprised you "love" your Beats Studios. No offense.

EMU 0404 has balanced outputs if you want a cheaper unit

If you hook up the sub to the sub out of your Xonar card you might have to set it to 5.1 as the 2.0 option wont give your sub any sound. I dont remember the Xonar drivers having an option for 2.1... it's been a while though

Speaking in general, would a 5" driver produce better highs and mids compared to a larger 8" driver?

Yea I would say so too